Miami
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A scrappy Naomi Osaka came from behind to beat Yuliia Starodubtseva 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the first round of the Miami Open on Tuesday for her first win since January’s Australian Open. Osaka dropped the first set and trailed 4-2 in the second against the tournament qualifier before finding her rhythm in front of a…
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Apartment rents in Miami have increased due to large numbers of out of state residents fleeing taxes, crime and Covid. It was reported this week in Realtor.com that the median February rent for apartments in the Miami metro area jumped to $2,988 in February. Miami rents are now more than 20 percentage points higher than…
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An 8-year-old girl has died after falling from the railing a cruise ship’s interior deck, a report from ABC News reported. The news outlet quotes officials as saying that the deceased, a young girl whose name is yet to be released, was on the Carnival Glory cruise ship last Saturday. She fell from the interior chamber…
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Nuclear officials in Florida are working on plans to shut down two nuclear plants if necessary due to the approaching Hurricane Irma, but no decision has yet been made. “If we anticipate there will be direct impacts on either facility, we’ll shut down the units,” said Peter Robbins, Florida Power and Light spokesman, the Miami Herald…
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As Hurricane Irma bears down on Florida, an Associated Press analysis shows a steep drop in flood insurance across the state, including the areas most endangered by what could be a devastating storm surge. In just five years, the state’s total number of federal flood insurance policies has fallen by 15 percent, according to Federal…
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Police authorities in Miami confirm millions of dollars was found stashed inside buckets hidden in the attic walls of a home together with drugs and a gun, during a search apparently after a tip-off. Image: Luis Hernandez-Gonzalez, 44, and his sister, Salma Gonzalez, 32. The total amount discoevered is said to be between $10 million and $20 million…
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